This blog was written by Barbara Fraser and published by EarthBeat at: https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/politics/indigenous-peoples-lives-depend-their-lands-threats-are-growing-worldwide

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By Elizabeth Moses 

Cover Image by: Munkhgerel Baterdene

Originally posted at: https://www.wri.org/insights/mongolia-shows-how-fight-environmental-justice

The failure to secure the property rights of rural communities shows a clear policy gap between citizens and rights to land as per the Constitution and the attitude and practices of the state, traditional leaders, white farmers and mining companies in relation to such rights. 

Absent from the discourse spurred by the motion passed in the National Assembly on 27 February is what could be achieved in the interim for land reform programme using existing legislation while the country awaits a verdict on the constitutional amendment to determine whether is possible to expropriate land w

Por Andrés Figueroa Cornejo.-

Se agregan a la resistencia de la Asamblea Popular de la comuna cordillerana frente al extractivismo, organizaciones ambientalistas y el Comité de Los Cabreros de ‘El Manzano’.

El drama de Los Cabreros de El Manzano, comunidad criadora de ganado y cabras que sobrevive igual que en los tiempos de la colonia española, a 20 kilómetros de Putaendo y apenas a 100 de Santiago de Chile.